Joblog 2007

2107 East Main St (John-1)

2007-12-31T23:17:00.000-05:00

One-story strip merchantile 150' by 50' housing several occupancies. A fire in the "African Hair Braiding Company" was contained with two handlines.
23:10 BOX E-10,15 L-10 R-5 BC-2
23:13 S/C E-6,1 L-5
23:17 REQ BPD
23:18 REQ AMR
23:20 S/C TR-3 (SAFETY OFFICER)
23:27 S/C CAR-1A
23:28 RECALL

919 Platt St (Lewis-6)

2007-12-31T17:34:00.000-05:00

2-story frame SFD 22' X 40' with fire in the basement.

16:33 BOX E-12,16 L-5 R-5 BC-1
16:38 S/C E-10,1 L-10
16:38 REQ AMR
16:40 REQ BPD
16:50 RECALL
16:51 S/C CAR 1A

File Photo

9 Sunshine Cir (Mary-1)

2007-12-26T00:00:00.000-05:00

From News12.com
BRIDGEPORT - An early morning fire damaged a home in Bridgeport the day after Christmas. Flames were seen coming from the second story of a home on Sunshine Circle just after midnight. Firefighters say when they arrived on the scene, the family was out of harm’s way in the street. There is no damage estimate on the house, but firefighters say the family can still live there. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

00:00 BOX E-15,12 L-10 R-5 BC-2
00:01 S/C E-16,E-10 L-5
00:05 REQ BPD & AMR
00:09 S/C DEP-2
00:16 RECALL
00:19 S/C FM-11

204-206 Wells St (Edward-1)

2007-12-21T10:27:00.000-05:00

A vacant 2500 sq ft two-family with a fully involved third floor. Minor heat damage to the exposures on the "B" and "D".
03:19 BOX E-12,1 L-5 R-5 BC-1
03:21 S/C E-16,10 L-10
03:31 S/C TR-1 (SAFETY OFFICER)
03:43 S/C DC-1
03:58 RECALL

20 pictures by Keith at FiregroundImages.com.

146 Westfield Ave (Lewis-4)

2007-12-18T10:20:00.000-05:00

House fire. NFI. Normally assigned first-due engine (E-12) off-duty for physicals.
09:01 BOX E-16,1 L-5 R-5 BC-1
09:05 S/C E-10,3 L-11
09:09 S/C DC-2, TR-4 (SAFETY OFFICER)
09:20 S/C FM-9
09:24 RECALL

693-697 Connecticut Ave (Henry-1)

2007-12-08T23:00:00.000-05:00

Working fire 1st floor of an occupied 3-story mixed use frame. The fire was out three windows on the "C-D" corner on arrival and extended to the 2nd floor.
This photo and 16 others by KM406 at Fireground Images.

21:41 BOX E-6,1,10,3 L-6,5 R-5 BC-2
21:44 REQ BPD, AMR
21:49 S/C TR-3 (SAFETY OFFICER)
21:53 S/C DEP-3, CHAPLAIN
21:58 S/C E-4
22:00 S/C FM-4
22:14 REQ HEALTH DEPT
22:18 RECALL

2345 Fairfield Ave (King-1)

2007-12-07T06:00:00.000-05:00

Three dead in a major 2-alarm fire involving three buildings.

3 from family die in Bridgeport fire
ConnPost.com by JOHN BURGESON
BRIDGEPORT — A husband and wife, along with their infant son, died Friday as an early-morning fire engulfed their home and two other multi-family houses in the West End, leaving three others hurt and 22 homeless. Firefighters found the mother clutching her child with her husband at her side.

3 Dead, 4 Injured, 20 Homeless After Fire
Parents, Baby Found Huddled In Debris
12/7/2007 WFSB.com
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A fire that spread to three Bridgeport buildings early Friday morning
left three dead and four injured, according to fire officials.
Video link

Factors in triple-fatal fire debated
12/14/2007 ConnPost.com by JOHN BURGESON
BRIDGEPORT — The embers of the Fairfield Avenue fire that killed a father, mother and infant son last week have cooled, but questions still smolder over whether coincidence or mismanagement hampered firefighters' response to the tragedy.

12/12/2007 Bridgeport (WTNH) In a fire, seconds can mean the difference between life or death and now one firefighter is saying the deaths of three people could have been avoided.
Story and video: www.WTNH.com/Global/story.asp?S=7489109

12/07/2007 Bridgeport (WTNH) An alarming question has come from the tragedy of a fire that killed a two people and one of their children: were firefighters slow to respond?
Story and video: http://wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?s=7467218

12/07/2007 Bridgeport (WTNH) Three people were killed Friday morning after a two-alarm fire burned three buildings. Four others were taken to the hospital.
Story and video: www.WTNH.com/Global/story.asp?S=7464185

342 Trumbull Ave (Mary-1)

2007-12-06T20:00:00.000-05:00

Working fire 1st floor in a 2-story occupied townhouse.

Family safe after Bridgeport fire
AARON LEO
Article Last Updated: 12/06/2007 11:19:32 PM EST
BRIDGEPORT — A mother and her four children were temporarily homeless Thursday after fire gutted the first floor of their subsidized Trumbull Gardens apartment Thursday afternoon. The fire broke out in 342-A Trumbull Ave. minutes before 4 p.m. when no one was home, said Assistant Fire Chief Dominick Carfi. It was under control by 4:16 p.m. The first floor, containing the kitchen and dining room, was heavily damaged and the second floor had smoke damage, Carfi said. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Fire Marshal Division. It started in the area of the electric stove, Carfi said. The Mid-Fairfield County chapter of the American Red Cross found alternative housing for the family Thursday night. Carfi said the Bridgeport Housing Authority would find another apartment for the family Friday. Two large goldfish on the first floor were unharmed, Carfi said.

81 Edwards St (Mary-1)

2007-12-06T08:51:00.000-05:00

Bedroom fire occupied SFD.

1470-1472 North Ave (David-2)

2007-11-29T11:00:00.002-05:00

Bedroom fire third floor. Occupied 2.25-story two-family 24'x50'.
02:05 BOX

162 Grove St (Charlie-2)

2007-11-21T01:56:00.000-05:00

Bedroom fire @ 01:56.

Church damaged in 3 city arsons ConnPost 11/22/2007
City arson suspect had prior convictions ConnPost 11/23/2007
'Person of interest' held in holiday arson fires ConnPost 11/24/2007

175 Grove St (Charlie-2)

2007-11-21T00:20:00.000-05:00

Back porch and some interior @ 00:20.

Church damaged in 3 city arsons ConnPost 11/22/2007
City arson suspect had prior convictions ConnPost 11/23/2007
'Person of interest' held in holiday arson fires ConnPost 11/24/2007

110 Grove St (Charlie-2)

2007-11-21T00:05:00.000-05:00

Church fire @ 00:05.

Church damaged in 3 city arsons ConnPost 11/22/2007
City arson suspect had prior convictions ConnPost 11/23/2007
'Person of interest' held in holiday arson fires ConnPost 11/24/2007

225 Charles St (Edward-1)

2007-11-15T23:00:00.000-05:00

The "Elton Apartments" a 3-story brick apartment building with a working kitchen fire in apartment A-4. One adult female transported for smoke inhalation.
21:46 BOX E-12,1 L-5 R-5 BC-1
21:50 S/C E-16,10 L-10
22:03 RECALL

Woman rescued from smoky fire
Aaron Leo, Connecticut Post
BRIDGEPORT - A woman was rescued from her Charles Street apartment after food on the stove started a fire that caused heavy damage. The Fire Department identified the woman as Magdelia Perez. She was taken to a local hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation. She was unconscious inside her bedroom when firefighters from Rescue Co. 5 found her, Assistant Fire Chief Bruce Elander said. She came to when brought outside, he added. He identified the firefighters as Steve Velasquez, Francis McNelis and Ron Rolfe. The smoky fire broke out at 9:46 p.m. in her unit at the Elton Apartments, 255 Charles St. Firefighters responded to a 911 call, he said, adding that the pull switches for the fire alarm weren't working.

77 Homestead Ave (King-1)

2007-11-05T13:29:00.000-05:00

Fire on third floor occupied 3-family.

Firefighters save city woman, cat
ConnPost article 11/06/2007 12:22:32 AM
BRIDGEPORT — A cat-astrophe was narrowly averted Monday morning in Black Rock as firefighters battled a blaze in a multi-family apartment house. A woman and her cat were rescued by firefighters from their third-floor apartment as smoke filled the morning sky. The woman, identified as Melissa Belle-Isle, was taken to St. Vincent's Medical Center suffering from smoke inhalation. The cat, Freesia, appeared to be unharmed. "The firefighters did a terrific job with the rescue and knocking the fire down quickly," said Assistant Fire Chief Bruce Porzelt. He said the fire, apparently caused by a candle, severely damaged the home's third floor. The fire broke out shortly after 8:30 a.m. in the three-story apartment house at 77 Homestead Ave. When firefighters arrived, heavy smoke and flames were pouring out the third-floor windows. Amidst the smoke, Porzelt said Belle-Isle was hanging out of a third-floor window, screaming for help. Firefighters Joel Christy and Monique Pettway climbed a ladder and pulled Belle-Isle from the window. But as they were carrying her down to safety she began screaming hysterically for her cat, refusing to leave without her. Porzelt said Firefighter Keith Muratori braved the thick smoke to return to the third floor and eventually found the cat and brought it down safely. Meanwhile, firefighters credited a dog with saving the lives of the second-floor occupants. Porzelt said the male second-floor resident was in the shower when his dog began barking, alerting him to the fire. The man, his wife and the dog got out safely. The fire was brought under control in about 15 minutes. Carol Banner, acting director of the Mid-Fairfield County chapter of the American Red Cross emergency services, said the agency will provide temporary housing to Belle-Isle if she needs it. Residents of the building's first and second floors were able to return to their apartments.

08:41 BOX E-7,3 L-11 R-5 BC-1
08:42 S/C E-1,12 L-5
08:44 S/C E-4
08:58 RECALL

50 Remer St (Edward-2)

2007-11-02T15:00:00.000-05:00

Home made wood burning stove extended to structural components.
09:23 BOX E-10,12 L-5 R-5 BC-1
09:37 RECALL
09:46 S/C L-10

430 Carroll Ave (Henry-1)

2007-10-29T20:39:00.000-05:00

Room and contents. NFI.
14:14 BOX E-6,1,4,3 L-6,5 R-5 BC-2
14:21 REQ AMR & BPD
14:22 S/C TR-1 (SAFETY)
14:32 RECALL

681-687 Kossuth St (John-4)

2007-10-14T22:00:00.000-05:00

Vacant four-family with 1st floor fire extended to 2nd and 3rd.

20:54 BOX E-1,10,6,15,12 L-5,10 R-5 BC-1
20:55 REQ BPD
20:56 REQ AMR
21:12 S/C TR-3 (SAFETY)
21:13 S/C COMMAND UNIT
21:16 S/C FM-4
21:21 REQ U.I.
21:32 RECALL

(file photo)

Main St and State St (Adam-1)

2007-10-04T19:35:00.000-05:00

A fire in the vacant Mechanics and Farmers bank which is being used for a movie shoot.

Connecticut Post Article Last Updated: 10/04/2007 04:09:33 PM EDT

Downtown fire damages movie set
BRIDGEPORT — The former Mechanics & Farmers Bank building, a downtown landmark being used as a movie set this week, was damaged in an early-morning fire.

Seaview and Barnum Aves

2007-10-01T19:50:00.000-05:00

Bridgeport (WTNH) Barnum Avenue is closed between Seaview and Central Avenues due to a gas leak. The leak was reported just after 2pm and has also halted MetroNorth trains between Stratford and Bridgeport for about an hour and a half. There are no evacuations at this time and there is no word what caused the leak.

1322 Park Ave (Charlie-2)

2007-09-30T13:43:00.000-05:00

3-story peaked roof SFD 2000 sq ft with fire on second floor, extended. NFI
BOX E-3,4 L-5 R-5 BC-1
S/C E-1,7 L-11

29-33 Freeman St (Henry-1)

2007-09-25T13:04:00.000-05:00

Bedroom fire first floor rear, occupied 2-1/2 story frame 26' by 40' [2500 sq ft].
11:39 BOX E-6,10,1 L-6 BC-2
11:43 S/C E-15,7 L-5
11:44 S/C TR-4 (as SAFETY)
11:46 S/C E-4 (replace E-7 as R.I.T.)
11:52 RECALL
11:56 S/C FM-4

141 French St (Edward-1)

2007-09-23T21:00:00.000-05:00

Refrigerator fire extended in a third floor apartment. "The Elnor" is a 3-story ordinary 44' x 114' [14365 sq ft].

(file photo)

159-161 Tremont (Lewis-4)

2007-09-23T13:00:00.000-05:00

A kitchen fire in this occupied duplex did considerable damage to the second floor. The structure is of frame construction 28' by 46' [2550 sq ft].

37-39 Revere St (Henry-1)

2007-09-10T17:13:00.000-05:00

2 bay frame garage fully involved.
17:07 BOX
17:18 RECALL
related: Joblog May 21st 2007